Genesis Microchip
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor, Electronics[1] |
| Founded | 1987 [2] |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, US, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan R.O.C., Markham, Ontario, Bangalore, India[3] |
Key people | CEO: Elie Antoun,[1] OOO: Michael Lin & Tommy Lin |
| Products | Semiconductor components, integrated circuits [1] |
| Revenue | 236.98 million USD (2006) [1] |
| Owner | ST Microelectronics (since Dec 11, 2007) |
Number of employees | 563 (2006) [1] |
| Website | www.gnss.com |
Genesis Microchip Inc. was a supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for video processors in flat panel LCD TVs and Monitors. It was founded in 1987 by Paul Russo [2] in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 [2] and employed over 500 people (2006)[1] worldwide. In 2002, Genesis acquired Sage Inc., a leading supplier of digital display technology. Two years earlier, Sage had acquired Faroudja[4] which was known for its Emmy Award [5] winning video processing technology. Key video processing technology includes:[5] DCDi, MADi, image scaling (key industry patent), color management, LCD response time compensation, and founders of DisplayPort[6] interconnect technology now a VESA[7] standard.
On December 11, 2007, ST Microelectronics announced the acquisition of Genesis Microchip.
References
- Genesis Microchip Inc. "Annual Report 1998 (Form 20-F)". SEC US Securities Exchange Commission.
- Genesis Microchip Inc. "Annual Report 2006 (Form 20-F)" (PDF). Corporate IR.
- Genesis Microchip Inc. "Genesis Microchip Website". Genesis Microchip Inc.
- Yahoo and SEC. "Yahoo Finance Summary and reports on GNSS". Yahoo.
- VESA. "VESA Unveils Display Port (v1.1) Standard's CE Convergence Roadmap: Features Seamless Connectivity for TV's, Monitors, and Projectors". VESA.
- PR Newswire. "STMicroelectronics To Acquire Genesis Microchip". CNNMoney.com.